Reading Time: 9 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch An overview of 145 publications so far in newspapers and magazines, brochures, of books, book chapters, blog posts, and websites on the Square Metre Boat, also known as Skerrycruiser or Skärgårdskryssare. Further about the cruising versions S30, Jubilee S40, Swede 55, and other yachts described in the blog. In addition, articles and films about designers, remarkable …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Based on decades of sailing and boat maintenance, repair jobs and boat sales, I am helping prospective owners regarding boat selection all the way up to finally offering the boat. Having serviced my clients, I am occasionally asking to drop some notes regarding my job. Here is an extract of references from clients I have advised …
Reading Time: < 1 minute→ Artikel auf Deutsch Sign up for the free Swedesail newsletter, and I will occasionally make you aware of articles on interesting boats, sailing, yacht design, and construction covering Relevant information on what matters I will not bother with industry gossip and spare you of special offers, references to volume models, and so-called world premieres being out-of-date tomorrow. The articles …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch With its mix of traditional looks and modern sailing technology, the 220 ft (67 m) Ketch Hetairos is the most interesting yacht of our time. An overlooked detail is the open counter, in the style of the early 20th. Century racing cutters. Hetairos following Thames Tonnage Measurement The shape of the English pilot cutter has been …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Due to the elegant low profile of the hull, limited freeboard is an issue aboard beautiful boats. The price is that you can hardly stand upright in the cabin. So sailors of classy Skerry Cruisers or Skärgårdskryssare know this price well. You only change clothes when the sliding hatch is open. Or you have a boat …
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch A notoriously underestimated topic is the weight of the boat. How heavy and thus under-rigged is it? Will it sail in light winds at all? And how much extra load, provisions, and luggage can it handle? Five examples. Cement mixer or sailboat? Today, cruising boats are considered as floating weekend flats. Whatever we appreciate at a …
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch As the drawing reveals, this 79-footer had an owner’s cabin with an en suite bathroom, a saloon, and even a small kitchen next to the mast. Floorboards placed deep midships, this legendary Skerry cruiser provided full headroom. The largest Skärgårdskryssare ever built was almost 11 feet (3.35 m) wide. Of its 79 feet (24 metres), that …
Reading Time: 9 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Skärgårdskryssare also known as Square Metre Boats, are these slim and elegant boats to enjoy sensational sailing. Sadly, the time aboard ends in the evening, as the classy skerry cruiser offers little comfort aboard the small 15–40 square metre classes. So you are going home. That’s why there is a compromise, the so-called Cruising Square Metre …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch At the end of a busy week, it is nice to visit the weekly market with your loved one and a pretty raffia basket on Saturday. On the way, you have your first or second coffee and find out what the weekend will bring. This is something for the cold months in our latitudes. The other …
Reading Time: 8 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch A portrait of a pioneer of GRP boat building in Sweden as early as the end of the 1940s. A look at the 60-year history of the yard, which ended with the delivery of the last Swede 55 named Gamle Swede in May 1980. The yard was located 1968 to 1979 in the above shown former …
